Reduce Plastic Use

Accept there are times when you can’t avoid plastic. Instead, scan your life and ask: "How can I reuse this?” 

• Buy in bulk and use plastic containers again (big yogurt containers for example)
• Try to make single-use plastic reusable
• Collect boxes and use th...

Avoid the worst contaminating plastics, like [polyethylene food wrap] and BPA plastics. Don’t use the straw, don't buy the plastic toy, or take the plastic bag.

Start focusing on the other easy changes you can make—such as carrying your own shopping bags to the grocery store and cutt...

• We often microwave foods in plastic containers and wrapping and this comes wit a risk: the risk of ingesting phthalates. When exposed to heat, these plastic additives can break down and leach into food.
• Phthalates are common (in toys and body lotions for example) and it’s still unc...